What future for social security?: Debates and reforms in national and cross-national perspective 9781447367017

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WHAT FUTURE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY?

First published in Great Britain in 2002 by The Policy Press University of Bristol Fourth Floor Beacon House Queen’s Road Bristol BS8 1QU UK Tel +44 (0)117 331 4054 Fax +44 (0)117 331 4093 e-mail [email protected] www.policypress.org.uk North American office: The Policy Press c/o International Specialized Books Services (ISBS) 920 NE 58th Avenue, Suite 300 Portland, OR 97213-3786, USA Tel +1 503 287 3093 Fax +1 503 280 8832 e-mail [email protected] First published in 2001 © 2001 Kluwer Law International Hardback edition of this book available from Kluwer Law International, PO Box 85889, CN The Hague, The Netherlands © Paperback, The Policy Press 2002 Transferred to Digital Print 2010 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book has been requested. ISBN 978 1 86134 410 6 paperback The right of Jochen Clasen to be identified as editor of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the 1988 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act. All rights reserved: no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission of The Policy Press. The statements and opinions contained within this publication are solely those of the editor and contributors and not of The University of Bristol or The Policy Press. The University of Bristol and The Policy Press disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any material published in this publication. The Policy Press works to counter discrimination on grounds of gender, race, disability, age and sexuality. Cover design by Qube Design Associates, Bristol. Front cover: image kindly supplied by www.JohnBirdsall.co.uk Printed and bound in Great Britain by Marston Book Services, Oxford

WHAT FUTURE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY? Debates and reforms in national and cross-national perspective Edited by Jochen Clasen